Human Trafficking: A Challenge for Indigenous Communities - Reflection by Maha Al-Rayes
As Canada observed Red Dress Day this May, Concerned Lay Catholics was privileged to host a webinar featuring Dr. Rose-Alma McDonald on Human Trafficking and the Challenge for Indigenous Communities. Drawing on her extensive experience as an Indigenous Catholic leader, educator and advocate, Dr. McDonald provided participants with valuable insights into the realities of human trafficking and its impact on Indigenous communities.
Pope Leo XIV's First Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas
On May 25, 2026, accompanied by a panel composed of Cardinals, lay theologians, and Anthropic-AI co-founder Christopher Olah, Pope Leo XIV presented to the Church his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Today we present this reflection by Fr. Raymond Lafontaine, Director of the Office for English Pastoral Services in the Archdiocese of Montreal.
Would Jesus wear an orange shirt? - By Daryold Winkler, Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
Catholic School Chaplains of Ontario Conference “With One Another” -– https://www.csco.ca/conference held on Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, ON with keynotes by Niigaan Sinclair and prayers and liturgies with Fr. Daryold Winkler and Donna Naughton of Kateri Native Ministry in Ottawa.
Earth Day - By Agnes Richard
Mass and outdoor ceremony creation ahead of Earth Day Just outside of Cornwall with Glacial water blessed by Pope Leo
" Women Deacons and the Synod " with Dr. Phyllis Zagano
On the eve of International Women’s Day, March 7, 2026, Concerned Lay Catholics (CLC) hosted a webinar on the question of women deacons in the Catholic Church, featuring scholar Dr. Phyllis Zagano.
Safeguarding Worldwide: Current Issues
Cathie Pead and Christine Way Skinner had the opportunity to attend the lecture by Fr Hans Zollner, SJ, at the University of St. Michael's College on Friday March 6. Speaking from his many years of experience working on abuse prevention and response within the global Church
Staying the Distance by Patricia Gemmell
With the Vatican’s recent pronouncement that there can be no female diaconate because women’s bodies cannot image Christ, how are women to stay in a Church that so fiercely demeans them?
Covering the Synod: 60 Days that Shaped a Turning Point in the Church
Review by Mark Guevarra
Prayer? Action? Which?
Watching events unfold around the world, many of us feel caught in the dilemma which Sebastian Gomes explores in this reflection in America Media.
From Waterloo to Hamilton: A Journey into Synodality
Bringing Journey of Encounter home to the parish….
Christmas Greeting
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Pilgrims of Hope: Waterloo to Rome - November 25, 2025
On November 25, Concerned Lay Catholics (CLC) hosted a national Zoom gathering to reflect on the Journey of Encounter in Waterloo and the recent Jubilee of Synodal Teams in Rome.
An Indigenous Catholic in Canada Reflects On the return to Canada’s Indigenous peoples, their artifacts which were taken a hundred years ago and ‘gifted’ to the Vatican
An Indigenous Catholic in Canada Reflects On the return to Canada’s Indigenous peoples, their artifacts which were taken a hundred years ago and ‘gifted’ to the Vatican.
By Rose-Alma Mcdonald
The Waterloo Synod, The Gift that Keeps on Giving
The Waterloo Synod, The Gift that Keeps on Giving